Talking about becoming a parent – and lockdown
30/03/2023 … Josie Long has spoken about becoming a mother of two in the six years since she last appeared at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
On rage, clocks, and getting fired
30/03/2023 … Here’s Sam Campbell’s set at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala which aired this week.
© BBC Studios But licence fee squeeze makes conditions tougher
30/03/2023 … The BBC has pledged to make 100 hours of new TV comedy next year, despite the squeeze on the licence fee.
© PxHere 30/03/2023 … A third of British people reckon they could become stand-up comics ‘given the chance’.
Everything ‘from banter to man-flu' explained
30/03/2023 … Geoff Norcott has written a new book, The British Bloke Decoded.
...amid a flurry of comedians hitting the road
30/03/2023 … Count Arthur Strong has announced his farewell tour… but don’t expect the old variety hall star to be going anywhere soon.
© Netflix Jennifer Aniston joins the fray on sensitivities in comedy
30/03/2023 … Jennifer Aniston has added her voice to those who say changing sensibilities is making comedy harder.
...and People's Choice winner Casey Patmore
29/03/2023 … Casey Patmore has won the People’s Choice place in this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Award.
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